1. Alphonse Lee Mouzon was an American musician and vocalist, most prominently known as a jazz fusion drummer.
18 Facts About Alphonse Mouzon
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Alphonse Mouzon was the owner of Tenacious Records, a label that primarily released Mouzon's recordings.
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Alphonse Mouzon, of African, French, and Blackfoot descent, was born on November 21,1948, in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Alphonse Mouzon received his first musical training at Bonds-Wilson High School, and moved to New York City upon graduation.
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Alphonse Mouzon studied drama and music at the City College of New York, as well as medicine at Manhattan Medical School.
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Alphonse Mouzon continued receiving drum lessons from Bobby Thomas, the drummer for jazz pianist Billy Taylor.
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Alphonse Mouzon played percussion in the 1968 Broadway show Promises, Promises, and he then worked with pianist McCoy Tyner.
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Alphonse Mouzon spent a year as a member of the jazz fusion band, Weather Report.
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Alphonse Mouzon's visibility increased during his tenure with guitarist Larry Coryell's Eleventh House fusion band from 1973 to 1975.
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Alphonse Mouzon recorded Mind Transplant in 1974 with guitarists Lee Ritenour and Tommy Bolin who had previously played on Billy Cobham's Spectrum.
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Alphonse Mouzon composed the song The Blue Spot for the jazz club scene, and appeared as an actor and drummer in the Tom Hanks-directed film, That Thing You Do in 1996.
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Alphonse Mouzon played the role of Miles in the film The Highlife, which was exhibited at a film festival in Houston in 2003.
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Alphonse Mouzon can be seen with Michael Keaton and Katie Holmes in the film First Daughter, and as Ray in the movie The Dukes, along with Robert Davi, Chazz Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich.
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Alphonse Mouzon played with Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Betty Davis, and Chubby Checker.
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In 1992, Alphonse Mouzon formed Tenacious Records, and released his album The Survivor.
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Alphonse Mouzon played on a recording with Albert Mangelsdorff, and Jaco Pastorius, named Trilogue.
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In 2014, Alphonse Mouzon was invited by producer Gerry Gallagher to record with Latin rock legends El Chicano, as well as David Paich, Brian Auger, Alex Ligertwood, Ray Parker Jr.
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On September 7,2016, Alphonse Mouzon was diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare form of cancer.